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Typical local items

What to buy in Spain and Portugal that is authentic and local and of good quality is a question many foreign visitors ask. We agree with the view of several Internet forums that it is better to buy one quality thing than to buy many cheap items that are not even made here. We are used to travel across the Iberian Peninsula looking for "the real thing" in all fields: leather, basketry, ceramics, jewellery, etc. We visit the artisans and the factories that make all the things we sell in this online store. We check all products to make sure they are of good quality. And, of course, we always look for nice typical local things you can only find in Spain and Portugal.

What to buy in Spain and Portugal that is authentic and local and of good quality is a question many foreign visitors ask. We agree with the view of several Internet forums that it is better to buy one quality thing than to buy many cheap items that are not even made here. We are used to travel across the Iberian Peninsula looking for "the real thing" in all fields: leather, basketry, ceramics, jewellery, etc. We visit the artisans and the factories that make all the things we sell in this online store. We check all products to make sure they are of good quality. And, of course, we always look for nice typical local things you can only find in Spain and Portugal.

Useful wicker basket with leads handcrafted in Jaen. Good for going on a picnic, gather musrooms, visiting grandma or anything you can think of.
Note: the wine bottle and the blue kitchen cloth (ref TEX 5-2) are not included.

Water feeder for birds. It is made in Alicante (Spain) of red clay, and it has one litter capacity. This water feeder follows the logic of the “botijo”, transpiring 10 % of the water it holds to keep the rest of the water cool. The water will come out slowly as the birds drink it.

Ceramic serving dish with design of oranges and lemons, handmade and hand painted in Lorca, (Murcia). We have answered Teophile Gautier´s prayers for he came to Spain looking for oranges, lemons and castañuelas. Moreover, in a country like Spain, that produces 5 to 7 million tonnes of critics annually, we couldn´t possibly forget them in our collection.

Beautiful Partridge shaped sauce boat with a matching saucer for the spoon. Made and hand -painted in Manises (Valencia) one of the main pottery centers in Spain, whose production stands out for its quality and beauty. Suitable for dishwashers and microwaves.

Traditional Portuguese rush wicker basket in four colours. The handles are made of willow tree branches. They are called “cestas verga” and they are made in Algarve and Alentejo, Portugal´s Centro regions. They belonged to the rural world and they were used to carry food. Now they have come back with more force than ever and they stroll through the...